Definitions For Auxotrophy

Noun

AUXOTROPHY (plural - or auxotrophies) (biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, often as a result of mutation.

Related terms

auxotroph, auxotrophic, auxotrophically autotrophy

Coordinate terms

prototrophy

Etymology

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Is Auxotrophy a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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25
Words with Friends
25

The word Auxotrophy is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends

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